Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-28
DAKoTA CONVERSATIONS.

In SoIS ASEIIS L1AlON
Grand Forks fair closed Saturday
with q race and q wedding.
North Dakota Congregationalists
have resolved to unite with the Free
Baptists.
The Manitoba is running trains into
Wstertown, and hard coal there is only
$3.50 per ton.
The boom city of Alabama is attrac-
ting q number Of persons in Sphinx conn
ty, and some will go there.
A mixed train will run from Huron to
Gettysburg for the present, leaving
Huron OF 10 a. M, arriving at Gettys-
burg al Z p, m.
The Watertown farmers alliance are
building the largest fiat warehouse in
the city. They will also build a coal
house S0x 20 feet.
There are now sixty.four organized
schools in Clark county, with 1856
school children between the ages of
seven and twenty.
From Seneca to Gettysburg is a
stretch of nearly twenty five miles on
which no stations have been located, but
likely will be soon.
The Homestake mining company DIS
tributed $50, 0G0 among stockholders last
week, making $225,0 900 paid this year and
$3.72a,750 paid to date
Charles Gerrard,suppoBed to be insane,
was taken into custody at Huron Mon
day. He says he recently lived in Min
nesota but formerly in Illinois.
A pelican the bill of which measured
fourteen and q half inches long, aud from
tip to tip of wings sight and q half feet,
was killed at Sand lake, neal Aberdeen.
The Waterfowl land improvement
company has paid $4,000 for the Spicer
farm. This ia the largest real estate
transaction in the history of CodIngton
county.
The Stutsman county teachers insti-
tnte began at Jamestown Monday and
continued FIVE days, conducted by Ter
~ritorial Superintendent Dye and @ j.
Pickard.
Farmers about Windsor are taking
concerted action to prevent prairie fires
caused by railroad engines. They claim
that they destroyed aver 300 tons of hay
last year.
There is an over-crop of potatoes in
the Mandan locality, and the quaiity ia
the very best. a good many car loads
will be shipped to Minneapolis before
the winter sets in.
Rev. William Fielder, of Huron,
preached his last sermon as elder Sunday,
having 20 filed the position for four
years. 1t now becomes necessary for
him to take a station as pastor at least
one year.
The people of Oastlewood have long
been considering the advisabllity OF
hs wing their town Incorporated, but as
yet no action has been taken. A public
meeting to discuss the matter is soon to
be called.
A. J. Matsery, formerly residing north
west OF Aberdeen, has migrated to
Albania. He departed between two days,
and q number of his creditors have se-
cured everything left behind. His farm
was heavily mortgaged.
The Philadelphia Press says that
Editor Lewis, alias d. Il. Volkmar, of
MIlbank, who is now confined in Moya-
mensing prison on charge OF arson com
mitted ten years before he went to Da.
kota, is sure of acquittal.
Company G, Dakota national guards.
Of Brookings, are making arrangements
for an armory large enough to drill in
during the coming winter. They will
either purchase the opera hall or build q
house suitable for the purpose.
A. county teachers institute will be
held IN Castlewood the week commence
ing Monday. Oct. 3D.. Prof. w. If.
Dempster will be the conductor and a
large delegation of teachers is expected
to participate in the exercises.
The largest outfit of railroad graders
that ever entered Dakota in one body
srrived in Sioux Falls Sunday at mid
night from Hastings, Nebraska, by
special train, They began work on the
Illinois Central depot grounds in that
CITY Monday.
The Indians that pass through Man.
dan on their way to their reserva ton
after visiting their friends, north or.
south, have q decided eye to the main
change. LASH week . party Of them mum.
bering about FIFTY, hired the largest hall
in town and gave q dancing exhibition,
admission 25 cents.
The chief attraction at the Jerauld
county fair, held at Washington Springs,
was the base ball Tournaments in which
the Woonsocket and Alpsna clubs were
the ohief competitors for o purse Of $3.50.